T O R O N T O E xecu tive C o m m it te e M A R I N E H I S T O R I C A L S O C I E T Y E d ito r Ja y N. Bascom 100 W hitehall Road Toronto, Ont. M 4 W 2C7 Jay N. Bascom R. F. Beaupre David Bull Roger Chapman Lorne Joyce Capt. J. Leonard Capt. G. Ouderkirk G. T urn er W. R. Wilson c VOL. XXVIII - NO. 7 MEETINGS A P R I L 1996 Saturday, May 11th - Annual Dinner Meeting. Please see details below. The Dinn er M e e t i n g will be r e convene on Octo ber 4th our last for the * * * * regular m e m b e r s h i p m e e t i n g until we opening of our 1996-1997 season. * * * THE E D I T O R ' S LOGB O O K We are most grate f u l to m e m b e r Buck Longhurst, of Sault Ste. Marie, who p r e s e n t e d his fine prog ramme, "One H u n d r e d Years of S h i pping on the St. M ary's River", at the M a r c h Meeting. A large crowd was in a t t e n d a n c e and all enjoyed Buck's exc e l l e n t ph o t o g r a p h s and informative comments. Buck has been a longtime s u pporter of T. M . H . S. and he has a d d r e s s e d the m e m bers on three occasions now; we very much look forward to his next show! The A n n u a l D i n n e r M e e t i n g wil l be held on Saturday, May 11th, aboard J A D RAN, which is m o o r e d on the east side of the Yonge Street slip on the T o ronto W aterfront. The cash bar will open at 6: 00 p. m. and dinner will be serv ed at 7: 00, with a choice of chicken or salmon as entree. Our s p e a k ers will be J o h n Lang and John Marshall, of The Cruise People, Ltd., who will present a programme e n t i t l e d " Cr u i s i n g - Past, Present and Future". All members an d guests should find this a most enjoyable presentation. We have been able to hold the line on cost once again, and the price of the dinner w i l l be only $ 2 9 . 00 per person. This repre s e n t s very good value in that the $ 2 9 . 00 includes not only a full-course dinner wi t h d e s sert and beverage, but also incl udes all taxes and gratuities. Parking is r e a d i l y ava i l a b l e in two lots beside the ship (the more easterly is most AFFILIATED WITH THE M AR IN E M U S EU M OF UPPER C A N A D A ISSN 0 3 1 8 - 0 1 4X